Insect catcher and destroyer.



' E. P. SUTTON.

INSECT OATOHER AND DESTROYER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 22, 1912.

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ELEANOR P. SUTTON, OF ELLSWORTH, MAINE.

INSECT CATCHER AND DESTROYER.

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To all who m, 5 may concern Be it known that I, EI'LEANOR I. SU'rroN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ellsworth, in the county of Hancock, State 0-1 Maine, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Insect Catchers and Destroyers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains'to make and use the same.

This invention directed to improvements in insect catchers and destroyers, and has for its object to so construct a device of this that flies or other insects may be trapped upon a ceiling of a room.

A further object oi the invention is to so construct a device of this character that the insects trapped wili i'all into a receptacle and killed.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formations, combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. .2 is a sectional. view on line 2-2 of Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line of Fig. 1. Fig. i is a detail perspective view of one of the jaws.

liteferring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the handle, which is of such length that it may be raised so that the upper end thereof will be in convenient reach of the ceiling of the room.

The upper end of the stick 1 is provided with a socket 2 for receiving the vertical portions 3 of the jaws 4;, said jaws being formed from a single length of resilient wire, the portions 3 of which terminate in con vergingly arranged horizontal portions l which in turn terminate in vertical spaced arms 5, the upper ends of which are connected by outwardly curved bars 6.

The arms 5 of each jaw are connected by Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 22, 1912.

Patented M11124, 1913.

Serial No. 716,522.

coil springs 7 so that saidjaws will firmly clamp therebetween the glass receptacle 8, the bottom of which rests upon the portions 4'.

The glass rece 'itaele 8 is partially filled with soapy water in which the insect will fall after being trapped upon the ceiling by the receptacle. If desired any suitable sticky substance may be substituted for the water. I i

It is obvious that the receptacle 8 may be formed from metal, hard rubber or the like, but glass is deemed preferable for the rea' son that the condition of the insect may be noted duringthe trapping operation.

In operatlon the receptacle 8 is raised by the stick 1 until the mouth hereof rests against the ceiling thus inclosing the insect so that when it falls it will drop into the receptacle and will be destroyed.

What is claimed is An insect catcher of the class described comprising a handle, a socket formed in the upper end of the handle, a pair of 0 pcsitely disposed jaws formed from resi ient wire and consisting of vertical portions adapted to fit in. said socket, said portions terminating in convergingly arranged horizontal portions, the last named portions terminating in spaced parallel vertical arms having their upper ends connected by outwardly curved bars, a glass receptacle having an open month, said receptacle being adapted to be clamped between said jaws and having its base engaging the'horizontal portions, coil springs connecting the vertical arms near their upper endsfor holding the outwardly curved bars in tight engagement with the receptacle near its month.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ELEANOR P. SUT'ITPN. Witnesses:

S. W. SUTTON, J OIIN A. PETERS.

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Washington, D. C. 

